John Francis HARTER

(1897-1947)

HARTER, John Francis, a
Representative from New York; born in Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y.,
September 1, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First
World War served in the United States Army at Officers’
Training Camp, Camp Lee, Va.; was graduated from the law department
of the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., in 1919; was admitted
to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Buffalo; elected as a
Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939-January
3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the
Seventy-seventh Congress; resumed the practice of law in Buffalo
and resided in Eggertsville, N.Y., until his death there on
December 20, 1947; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo,
N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present